title: [Unusual association of malakoplakia and renal polycystosis. A case report].
abstract: We report a case of malakoplakia coexisting with renal polycystosis, a rare association that had been histologically demonstrated in a patient who developed end-stage renal failure. This condition is reviewed highlighting its localization and coexisting conditions, and the different hypotheses relative to its pathogenesis are discussed. A better understanding of the metabolic and immunologic aspects have provided further insight relative to treatment. Furthermore, there appears to be an increasing tendency towards nosologic and clinical unification of different syndromes with changes in bacterial phagocytosis coexisting or secondary to immune changes.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Urología, Hospital Provincial de la RASSSA Capitán Cortés, Jaen, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Pérez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuevas Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Rara asociación de malakoplakia y poliquistosis renal. A propósito de un caso.